Recreational Land with Home for Sale in Crete, Illinois
27721 S Klemme Rd Crete, IL 60417
A true country estate! 20 acres, mostly wooded, a custom built brick and steel ranch set back off the road for privacy and in the midst of your own park like setting. Massive bedrooms with incredible closet space. An open floor plan, large windows bring the outside into all the living spaces. 2 huge masonry fireplaces anchor the main rooms on each level. A custom built hardwood cabinetry kitchen with an oversized island connects to the living and dining rooms. The lower level is your own true recreation space with a full sized two lane bowling alley (working!), a bar, room for multiple card / game tables, a pool table and more. Radiant heat with multiple boilers, zoned central AC. The house is incredibly unique and is ready as is or for a new owner to bring their ideas and decorating touches. The yard blends into the 10+ acres of woods and water, there is a pond between the house and the road and you have to look very hard to see even one neighbors house. Everything here is on a grand scale. There are two large outbuildings in great shape, room for workshops, vehicle storage, indoor farming, bring your ideas! Unincorporated Crete is convenient to shopping and restaurants in St. John and Schererville, a 10 minute drive to Walts flagship grocery store, just 1 mile from the Indiana border and Stateline road. Development nearby is largely limited to properties of 9+ acres, maintaining the rural character of the area. Only an hour from downtown Chicago, 20 minutes to Metra, it can be a true country getaway, a retreat or simply a fabulous place to live in the midst of nature. The home has been lived in by the same family who had it built. It has amazing possibilities.
Directions
In unincorporated Crete, I-394 to Exchange, East to Klemme (stoplight), right turn (south) 3 miles to 27721. Driveway is wooded, house is set back off the road.
Property details
- County
- Will County
- Community
- Crete
- School District
- 201U
- Elevation
- 732 feet
- MLS Number
- MRED 12189907
- Date Posted
Parcels
- 2316314000030000
Property taxes
- 2022
- $23,663
Resources
Detailed attributes
Listing
- Type
- Residential
- Subtype
- Single Family Residence
Lot
- Features
- Waterfront
Structure
- Style
- Ranch
- Stories
- 1
- Materials
- Brick
- Cooling
- Zoned A/C
- Heating
- Baseboard, Radiant
Exterior
- Parking Spots
- 10
- Parking
- Garage
- Features
- Deck, Pond(s), Storms/Screens
Interior
- Room Count
- 9
- Rooms
- Bathroom x 4, Bedroom x 3, Family Room, Utility Room
- Floors
- Hardwood
- Appliances
- Cooktop, Dishwasher, Dryer, Electric Cooktop, Range, Refrigerator, Softener Water, Washer
- Features
- Bar-Wet, Built-In Features, First Floor Bedroom, First Floor Full Bath, First Floor Laundry, Open Floorplan, Some Carpeting, Special Millwork, Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings, Walk-In Closet(s)
Nearby schools
Name | Level | District | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Balmoral Elementary School | Elementary | 201U | — |
Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center | Middle | 201U | — |
Crete-Monee High School | High | 201U | — |
Listing history
Date | Event | Price | Change | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 17, 2024 | New listing | $699,900 | — | MRED |